Dispatches from the 5th grade. She/her. Proud facilitator of Rainbow Spectrum group. Representation in curriculum matters. #QAE student voices: @5thGradeQAE
Verdict doesn’t happen without the countless numbers of young people who took to the streets. They should be the voices we’re hearing right now. Their absence from the airwaves speaks volumes.
Just a reminder. We should see the children/teens at the border for what they are. Desperate. Refugees. Fearful. They’re not a horde or a surge. Imagine them as your children-alone in the world. This is who they are. And I remind you. There are a few thousand. Not half a million
.@BLMAtSchool stands w/ the Asian community!
"As Black educators we know students deserve to learn the truth too often hidden in the schools about the long history of anti-Asian racism."
We must teach & practice Black/Asian solidarity!
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Once again, the masterful @ByChristineDay provided us with a mentor text to analyze - this time, THE SEA IN WINTER. Using @PearDeck, we color-coded for sensory detail. Have you ever read an excerpt so jam-packed with description? These kids KNOW the Puget Sound, and this is IT!
Jay Inslee says if he had a nickel for every excuse to keep schools closed he’d be a millionaire. Well if teachers had a nickel for everytime a decision was made about schools by people who know nothing about teaching, we’d all be trillionaires.
Today's writing craft lesson - brought to you by @ByChristineDay and a mentor text sentence from I CAN MAKE THIS PROMISE! Check out how the students emulate the author's style and descriptive writing techniques!
It’s easy to speak up when everyone is doing it. Much harder to be the first. On this Super Bowl Sunday, salute to you @Kaepernick7 for your leadership, courage, and sacrifice.